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WILLIAM P. HUGUEJET, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CUTTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, l9i8.

@riginal application tiled. May 9, 1916, Serial No. 96,378. Divided and this application led November 10, 1916. Serial No. 130,592.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM P. Huoonnn'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at hicago, in the county of Cook and State ot lllinois, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Cutting Devices, of which the lollowing is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to machines which make envelope from a continuous web hy means of rotary elements which latter out out the blanks, and gum and told the same to complete the envelops.

'lhe present application is a division of the application tiled ll/lay 9, 1916, Serial No. 96378, and it relates more particularly to the cutting mechanism which forms the en- 1"slop blanks from a strip ot paper or other materiah the cutter hein@ shaped to cut out opposite portions at the edges ot the strip, and to sever the strip transversely intermediate said cut out portions, thereby for ing a blank having' side flaps and top and hottoin flaps, the side [laps being loldahle on cach other after summing one oit` said tlaps. and the bottom .Flap heilig toldahle on the top of the 'folded side flaps, and lacing pasted thereto.

rthe invention also has for its ohject to provide a novel and improved means for tending; the strip ol paper to the cutting` nwchanism, :is-will he described in detail hcrcina't fin order :at the invention may he hotter understood, reference is had to the accom p'tinyihng orrwings forming a part of this spr c: ocation,

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Referring specically to the drawings, the frame of the machine comprises laterally spaced side members having a base 21, a top rail 20, end uprights 22 and 23, respectively, and an intermediate upright 24, these parts being usually cast in one piece.

Extending forward from the uprights 22 are brackets 25 having at their outer ends hearing recesses 2G for a horizontal shaft 27 extending transversely ot the machine and carrying cones 28 which support the roll 29 of paper from which the envelope are to be made. rlhe shaft 27 is provided with a takeup or 'braking device consisting' of a drum 30 mounted on one end of said shaft and engageahle hy a split hand composed of two sections 33 and 3d, respectively. Adjacent to the shaft 27, one of the brackets 25 has an extension into which is threaded a short shattor rod 3l, the latter forming a hinge connection for one end of the parts 33 and Si. The opposite ends of these parts have outstanding ears provided with slots, and to one of these cars is pivoted, as indicated at 37, a holt which is so located that it may he swung,r into and out et the slots. rille holt carries a nut 39 which may be operated to clamp tho parts 33 and 3d around the drum 30 to obtain the desired braking action. The outer end of the shaft Sil has a hand wheel 32 longitudinal adjustnicnt of said shalt, a, that the parts and 531i; may he proper engaged with the drum 30. The hrair l 3 or taire-up device horcinheiore dcscrihed ents tho paper strip from sorelline," too tast, and taires up any sisch' in the same1 lire strip oit paper From the roll a guide roller 1 rrghts slightly hele 1idicatcd at d0.

level oit 9'41 lfhis relier is lio `led in hearing iiloclis d2 are u slide-ble in trames d3 to the inner Jfaces oit the uprights i', hloclrs @l2 in each iframe is aI stoot coiled sprino dl 1which serres to lepre a the block and thc roller di, to tal l the cu out ot' the paper strip as it com s :trom rolld A screw threaded throi ,l il' 'i Jhe :transe i3 is dfi it retenes provided for the purpose of adjusting the tension of the spring 44. The machine is provided with a number of yeldable shaft bearings of the type just described, some of which, however, do not employ a spring only a screw to raise or lower the bearing block. No novelty is claimed for these devices, and the only purpose for using them is to render the shaft yieldable with the use of the spring, or to render the shaft readily adjustable for leveling and accuracy of contact by means of the screws. Hence, for the sake of convenience the first-mentioned type will be called a yieldable bearing and the other an adjustable bearing.

The paper strip 40 passes upward from the roller 4l and is trained over a roller 47 which is journaled in the uprights 22, and then it continues in a practically horizontal path rearward to be operated on by the cutting, paste applying and folding devices.

The first unit of the mechanism which the paper strip 40 encounters is a pair of superposed main feed rollers 48 and 49, respectively, the roller 48 being at the top. The next unit is a pair of auxiliary feed rollers 55 and 56, the roller 55 being at the top. rlhese rollers, as well as all the other rollers to be described later, extend transversely of the machine in horizontal position, and they .are for the most part journaled by means of their shafts in the top rails 2O of the frame.

The shaft 50 of the feed roller 48 is journaled in yieldable bearings 5l, and the shaft 52 of the roller 49 is journaled in the top rails 20 of the frame. These two last-mentioned rollers are in vertical alinement and they are short and do not extend throughout the entire width of the machine as their only function is to propel the paper strip; they also differ in diameter, the bottom roller 49 being the larger. rlhe .auxiliary feed rollers 55 and 56 are mounted in the same manner as the main feed rollers 48 and 49, the roller 56 being of greater length than the roller 49, but of the same diameter, and the roller 55 being of the same length and diameter as the roller 48.

Back of the roller 56, in the same horizontal plane, is a shaft 57, and back of this shaft is a roller 58 of the same diameter as the rollers 49 and 56, the shaft 57 and the roller 58 being journaled in the top rails 20' of the frame. Above the roller 58 is a roller 59 of the same length and diameter and carried by a shaft 60 which is journaled in,

special bearings to be described later. 'lhe paper strip passes between the rollers 58 and 59 after it leaves the auxiliary feed rollers 55 and 56.

The hereinbefore described assembly of rollers, four of which are of the same diameter, is designed for the purpose of feeding the paper, and these rollers are connected by gears and driven by an electric motor 61 set on a shelf 62 directly below the shaft 57. Of course, it will be understood that any other suitable power source may be provided. rlhe motor 61, through a pair of gears 63, transmits motion to a gear 64 fast on one end of the shaft 57. The shaft 57 has two gears 64a and 65 within the space between the top rails 20 of the frame, and on the outside of one of said rails the shaft 57 has a pinion 66 on the side opposite to that side carrying the gear 64. By means ate gears 67 and 68, the pinion 66 transmits motion to a gear 69 fast on one end of the shaft 52 carrying the roller 49. lnside the top rails 20 the shafts of the rollers 49,.V

56, 58 and 59 are provided with intermeshing gears 70, 7l, 72 and 73, respectively, all of the same size and driven b a gear 65 fast on the shaft 57. The gear 70, however, is loosely mounted on the shaft 52, and said shaft receives motion from the shaft 57 through the gears 67,68 and 69 as hereinbefore described. The purpose of having the gear 70 loose on the shaft 52 will be explained hereinafter. fnside the rails 20 the shaft 52 of the roller 49 carries a loose gear 70a, and the roller 56 carries a loose gear 71a, these gears being identical with their mates 70 yand 7l, the gear 7la being driven lby the 1ear 64l and driving the gear 7 0a. The gear l is loose on the shaft of the roller 76. The purpose of the gear 64a is to impart motion to the roller 56 at both ends, for easy operation. l

The gears 70 and 71, as well as gears 70a and 71a, carry disk cams 74 yand 75, respectively, and the shafts of the rollers 48 and 55 carry two collars 76 each adapted to follow the contour of said cams. |ll`he cams 74 have a projection 77, while the cams 75 have a depression 78 in their peripherics, the drive gearing being set so that the projection and the depression are always in the same horizontal plane, z'. e., both reach the top and the bottom at the same time. rfhus, the roller 49 is able to feed nearly an entire revolution, while the roller 56 feeds during the remainder of the time, or when the roller 49 does not feed.

As the frictional engagement of each pair of feed rollers serves to propel the paper, it will be seen that the rise of either the roller 48 or 55 will loosen the grip on the paper strip at thatparticular point. Thus, the rollers 48 and 49 feed the paper strip all the time except when the roller collar 76 mounts the cam projection 77 andl during the time the rollers 48 and 49 feed the paper strip, the collar 76 of the roller 55 following the periphery of the cam 75, keeping the roller 55 elevated and free of the paper strip which is being fed forward by the rollers 48 and 49. However, when the lof two independently journaled intermediist Lacasse collar 76 of the roller 48 mounts the cam projection 77, the collar 76 of the roller 55 falls into the depression 78 of the cam 75, so that for a limited time the rollers 55 and 56 only are feeding the paper. The object of this arrangement of main and auxiliary feed rollers operating alternately is to enable the machine to be used for making enyelops of diierent sizes, as will be described hereinafter.

The rollers 59 and 58, more clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5, out the envelop blank from the paper strip, and also make two transverse creases defining thel top and bottom flaps of the blank. The roller 59 is armed with knives 79 and creaser strips 8O arranged as clearly shown vin Fig. 5 and the roller 58 has grooves 7 9il and 801 corresponding to the knives and creaser strips. The knives and creaser strips are arranged to cut out opposite edges of the paper strip and to sever the strip midway between the cut out portions, and, furthermore, to make creases in the strip transversely in line with the opposite edges of the cut out portions to form the top and bottom flaps of the envelop blank. The side portions of the paper strip 'which remain intact form the side flaps of the envelop blank.

The rollers 5G and 58 are geared to run in the saine direction and at the same rate o't' speed, this feature making it certain that the roller 5G can feed the paper strip uniformly, while the rollers 59 and 58 cut and crease the strip. The cutting and creasing operation consumes a limited time, and the rollers 55 and 56 only feed the paper strip at this time. this being made possible by the operation of the cams 75 hereinbefore described.

lf the machine is to make a larger en velop, it will be necessary first to change the knives. etc.. oi' the rollers 59 and 58. rlhis will not affect the machine so far as the width of the envelop is concerned as the rollers` 59 and 58 are sulliciently long for this purpose. rlhe increased length of the envelop will alfect the machine` however, as the roller 5G would ordinarily turn too slowly. Hence. it will be necessary to speed up the rollers 48 and 49 so that they will push along a greater length of paper strip between the rollers and 5G and the cutting rollers 58 and This is possible because with the main feed rollers 48 and 49 feeding most of the time, the auxiliary feed rollers 55 and 56 will be in spaced relation and will let the paper strip slide freely therebetween; also it will be noted that the rollers 58 and 59 do not propel the paper strip, the knives and creasers only functioning. Hence, the paper strip can be easily slipped between these rollers as long as the knives have not met the grooves of the roller 58.

The function of the loose gears and 70n is to actuate the cams 74 at the same rate of speed as the cutting rollers 58 and 59, to obtain the results hereinbefore noted. However, as far as the roller 49, actuated by the gear 89, is concerned, the making ot' longer envelops requires a greater speed for said roller, and to obtain this necessitates only a change in the gears 67 and G8. It will be remembered that the rollers 48 and 49 are in contact most of the time, whereas the rollers 55 and 5G are in contact only for a short period, and the rollers 58 and 59 are always spaced, only the knives 79 and creaser strips 8O meshing during a part ot' the revolution with the grooves 79n and 80, New, assuming that the rollers 55 and 56 are out of Contact, and the knives and creaser strips have not yet met the grooves, the rollers 48 and 49, at a given speed, project. a certain length of paper through the space between the pairs of rollers 55, 56 and 58, 59. It will be evident that if the rollers 48 and 49 are sped up, u greater length of paper is projected forward through the spaces between the rollers 55, 56 and 58, 59 during the same length of time it took to project a shorter length. Any combination of gears G7 and 68 may be interposed between the gears 66 and 69; or the gear 69 can be removed and a smaller one substituted therefor to obtain more speed for the roller 49.

As the blank eut from the paper strip issues from the rollers 58 and 59, the device shown more particularly in Fig. 8 is met. This comprises two claws 8l carried by a cross bar 82 and located directly under the blank as it issues from between the rollers, and near the edge of the blank beneath the two waste pieces 83 eut out by the knives. As the blank advances, the claws rise, and push up against the material just ahead of the waste pieces, after which they drop back. thus detlecting the waste pieces. The motion of the rollers 58 and 59 will force the waste pieces downwardly, while the reinainder of the blank continues in a level path. and said waste pieces will drop into a suitable receptacle 84 which latter may also be made in the form of a hopper fitted with an exhaust fan to promote the immediate discharge ot' the waste pieces.

The action of the claws 81 is governed by a cam 85 at each end of the shaft 86 of the roller 58, the cam acting on the inclined portion 87 of a side lever 88 which is pivoted to the uprightt as indicated at 89. At an intermediate point, the levers 88 take the ends of the cross bar 82.

As hereinbet'ore stated, the cutting roller 59 is journaled in a. special bearin so constructed that it permits a close a justment of the roller in a direction parallel to its axis. The necessity for accurate adjustment in this direction is clearly obvious when it is considered that the impressing and cutting members must be made to register correctly. This Special bearing is illustrated in l*1 igs. 6 and 7. one such bearin'g being provided for each end oit the shaft. lt will be understood that the adjustment referred to is not suicient to adeet thel meshing of the gears 72 and 73.V Referring speciioally to Figs. 6 and 7 the bearing tor the Shaft 60 oit the roller 59 is shown at 205, the same being a circular sleeve the bore oit which is slightly od thecenter. 'lhe sleeve vto eileot the adjustment ot the roller.

llifter the paper strip has been out and issues troni between. the rollers 58 and 50, it passes to the creaser, gumrning and `l'olding devices described in. detail in the parent application, Serial blo.. 00370, tiled lu/lay 0, ltll.,

l claim:

lu lin an envelop maehine, a cutter 'lorI learningn an envelop blanlr :trom a strip oit paper, a pair oi main leert rollers, a pair oli auxiliary leed rollers located between the cutter and the main feed rollers, means lor driving the auxiliary 'leed rollers at the saine rate olf speed the cutter operates, and means tor alternately retraetinp,m one of the members ol the respective pairs oi leed rollers into inoperative positionD Et., ln an. envelop maehine, a cutter lor termino' an envelop blanlr trom strip oi' ,"oaper, main and auailary ol strip teeding rollers, a yieldinpm support .tor one the menbfl is el eaeh pair oit 'leed rollers,

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natation the respective pairs oit leed rollers alternately.

3. ln an envelop machine, a cutter for forming an envelop blanlr from a strip of paper, a pair ot main feed rollers, a pair ot auxiliary feed rollers locatedv between the cutter and the main leed rollers, a yielding support for one of the members ot each pair ot' leed rollers, driving means for the other members oit the pairs et feed. rollers, said member of the pair ot auxiliary feed rollers operating" at the same rate ol' speed as the butter, and means tor retracting the vother members of the respective pairs of leed rollers alternately.

fl. ln an envelop machine, a cutter tor formingan envelop blank from a strip of Y paper, main and auxiliary pairsy ot strip leerling rollers, a yielding support tor one ot the members ot each pair or leed rollers, driving means tor the other members ot the pairs ot leed rollers, said member oit the pair oit auxiliary leed rollers opstartingv at the same rate ot speed as the cutter, and litt ing means carried by the driven members ot the pairs or rollers and set to alternately retract the other members et the pairs ot rollers, the liftingv means on the auxiliary roller turning therewith, and the liiting means on. the main roller being rotatable independent tin-reeln 5., ln an envelop machine, a eutter tor formingn an envelop blanlr from. a strip of paper, a pair ol main `leed rollers, a pair of auxiliary leed rollers located between the butter and the main teerd rollers, a yieldingn support for one ol the members oit eaeh pair .ot leed rollers, driving means tor the other members oit the pairs el leed rollers, said, member ol' the pair et' auxiliary leed. rollers operatinpl at the saine rate olil speed as the cutter, and littinp,1 means earried `by the driren members el the pairs ot rollers and set to alternately retract the other member oli the pairs oit rollers, 'the litting,M means on the auxiliary roller turningw therewith, and the littinpr means on the main. roller being' able independent thereot -in testimony Where-oit ll nay 

